Worst Loss of the Decade?

[UTK]

So 2010-2019 will forever be known as the Decade of Dysfunction....What was the worst loss of the decade for you? We must remember the bad to appreciate the good, it will make the DECADE OF THE VOLS all that much better. For me it will forever be 2015 Florida, still don't understand to this day how we loss this game. Though, all the Vandy losses were embarrassing as well as the GA State game.

 

[PhoenixAZVol]

Indiana. Oh wait a minute. Seriously GA State seems to be the obvious choice but I chose Florida 2015 instead. We outplayed them the whole game. We were a more talented team that year but that game pretty much defines our Florida curse. Something stupid has happened so many times against them and this game underscored this. Indiana last night was a carbon copy of Tennessee vs Florida - missed extra point, onside kick, poor clock management etc.

 

[Tennesseefan2019]

Oregon 2013

 

[Boston Vol]

2011 Kentucky. They really, really sucked and we still lost to them with a wide receiver playing QB for them.

 

[NorCalVol67]

Why? Just why?

And if I were to vote, it would be game one of this season.

 

[UTK]

Indiana. Oh wait a minute. Seriously GA State seems to be the obvious choice but I chose Florida 2015 instead. We outplayed them the whole game. We were a more talented team that year but that game pretty much defines our Florida curse. Something stupid has happened so many times against them and this game underscored this. Indiana last night was a carbon copy of Tennessee vs Florida - missed extra point, onside kick, poor clock management etc.

Couldn't agree more.

 

[rikberry31]

So 2010-2019 will forever be known at the Decade of Dysfunction....What was the loss worst of the decade for you? We must remember the bad to appreciate the good, it will make the DECADE OF THE VOLS all that much better. For me it will forever be 2015 Florida, still don't understand to this day how we loss this game. Though, all the Vandy losses were embarrassing as well as the GA State game.

2019 vs Indiana, WGWTFA

 

[UTK]

Why? Just why?

And if I were to vote, it would be game one of this season.

Reflection as we enter a much brighter decade of Vols football

 

[MAD]

For me it was the 2016 Texas A&M double overtime loss. I think that game broke the teams spirit and exposed them. We were on an 11 game win streak going into that game and ranked #9 in the country.
That loss started the 3 year downward spiral that some would say lasted until our current 6 game winning streak.

 

[VOLfrombama]

GA state and its not even close. Worst loss since Wyoming 08 iyam

 

[TMvol10]

Florida 2015. The season of what if’s.

 

[Orange Death]

Where is the 41-0 Georgia game?

 

[VolInDayton]

That Kentucky lost really hurt. It was when it really hit us that we were in the gutter. That was a Kentucky team that had a WR playing QB, and he was no where near as good as Bowden.

 

[UTK]

For me it was the 2016 Texas A&M double overtime loss. I think that game broke the teams spirit and exposed them. We were on an 11 game win streak going into that game and ranked #9 in the country.
That loss started the 3 year downward spiral that some would say lasted until our current 6 game winning streak.

Yeah I wanted to put it on the list, but felt South Carolina and Vanderbilt were still worse that year due to who they were and how they ruined our chance at an East title and a Sugar Bowl. I really thought some magic was gonna happen again in that A&M game, but was not meant to be.

 

[BigOrangeMojo]

Can I choose all of the above. You left out 2010 UNC. 2015 Oklahoma, 2016 USC, 2016-2018 Vandy. Ok, I'm about to cry

 

[UTK]

Where is the 41-0 Georgia game?

Embarrassing for sure but I think most of us saw the writing on the wall before that game.

 

[UTK]

Can I choose all of the above. You left out 2010 UNC. 2015 Oklahoma, 2016 USC, 2016-2018 Vandy. Ok, I'm about to cry

Yup, this was hard to make. Why an "other" option was mandatory.

 

[Bms4880]

The 2011 loss to Arkansas (49-7). There were more embarrassing losses, but that one felt like rock bottom for some reason. Being a reasonably competitive team seemed so far away at the time.

That punt return where the Arkansas returner broke a dozen tackles or so en route to a touchdown was a microcosm of the Dooley era.

 

[#Vol4Life1991]

2011 Kentucky. They really, really sucked and we still lost to them with a wide receiver playing QB for them.

This is the game i was choosing until I seen the gsu game at the bottom

 

[PA Vol]

I haven't voted yet; is this supposed to be the most gut-wrenching, heart-ripped out loss, or the biggest black eye?

 

[NeverWe'llSever]

There’s a difference between most embarrassing loss and worst loss in regards to my vote. 2019 GSU, by far the most embarrassing in program history, needed to happen to get this team to fight like they did in 50-50 games. They knew they were cooked if they didn’t give it their all every snap in practice and games.

Worst loss for me was South Carolina or Vandy in 2016. I chose South Carolina because I was there in person and saw what a train wreck our sideline was.

 

[Rickyvol77]

Anyone who didn’t choose 2016 Vandy is simply wrong. Cost us a sugar bowl berth

 

[I40flyer]

How about 2017- UGA 41 -TENNESSEE ZERO --AT HOME, IN NEYLAND.... How can it get worse than that? This was the worse home loss in over 100 YEARS.

 

[TNnative]

All of the above.

 

[AlaskanVol66]

2001 SEC Championship vs LSU. I can still feel the sick feeling riding MARTA back to the Hotel like it was yesterday.